In cEDH, thats massive tempo, especially for combo decks that need to cast Doomsday, Ad Nauseam, or Necropotence ahead of schedule
How much damage will Doctor Doom and his corrupt cabal cause
The idea, according to Matt Tabak, is: The creature ducks out of action for a while and trains, and when it's big enough, you can go on the offensive. That means that the ability needs to be at sorcery speed flavor-wise
I see it only in my sideboard
Key budget cards to include: Peregrin Took, Tireless Provisioner, Mirkwood Bats, Banquet Guests, Prize Pig #04 owyn, Shieldmaiden (Up from #05) Im happy to say I did move a commander up from my prior ranking
Vedalken OrreryVedalken Orrery, Yeva, Nature's HeraldYeva, Nature's Herald, and Leyline of AnticipationLeyline of Anticipation are our baseline enablers, since they're simple and reliable, but there are some others to help here, too